New York Lottery Winner Starts New Year as a Multimillionaire

Some one hit it big—really big—in the New Year’s Day Mega Millions drawing, scoring a $425 million jackpot all for him or herself. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

One fortunate New Yorker celebrated Christmas by buying a Powerball ticket worth $298.3 million. That as-yet un-named gambler was the third person to buy a winning Powerball ticket in New York state in 2018.

That set the bar high for the New York Lottery for 2019—and it didn’t take long for that bar to be cleared.